On September 7th, 2021, the Toronto Transit Commission announced its mandatory vaccination policy. According to this policy, employees or dependent contractor who have not had their COVID-19 vaccine would be placed on unpaid leave beginning November 21st. Those who...
In early November, 2021, Arbitrator John Stout was tasked with deciding whether or not the mandatory vaccination policy introduced by the Electrical Safety Authority (“ESA”) was reasonable. This is currently a very hot issue, as many employees throughout Ontario are...
It was recently announced that, as of January 1st, 2022, British Columbia will be the first and only province in Canada to provide all their workers (even those working part-time) with five days of paid sick leave each year. The change was announced by Labour Minister...
The Long Haul to Work: Are you Entitled to be Paid for your Commute? For some very fortunate employees, it does not take very long to arrive at work. If you’re lucky, maybe you live right around the corner. For those less fortunate employees who are not so lucky to...
A popular legal issue in recent years concerns the employment status of workers in the “Gig” economy, such as Uber drivers. Currently these drivers do not enjoy the benefits provided under the Employment Standards Act because they are not yet defined as “employees”....
